The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-03
DEATH OF THE MORMON CHIEF.
Taylor, Head Of the Mormon Church, Gone
to Join Brigham Young.

Special to the River Press.
HELENA, July 28.-A Salt Lake special
to the Independent says: Taylor's re
mains were secretely brought to Armelia
Palace, his city, residence, on Tuesday
night. Mourning emblems are not dis
played as freely about town as was antici-
pated, the Mormons not being particularly
grieved at Taylor's death. There will be
scramble for his office, but no Mormon
will ever venture an opinion as to his
probable successor. A quorum of twelve
apostles will govern the church during
/ the interregnum. 1aylor's death is sup
posed to have been caused by dropsy of
the bladder, but the Mormons will give
no information on the subject. Tremen-
! dous crowds are looked for on Friday as
the railroads will give half rates. The
news has been telegraphed to all the Nor
mon settlements in Utah and adjacent
! territories Rumor has it that Taylor
died in the fourteenth ward Of this city;
another rumor says he died at Brigham
Young's farms, four miles south of town.
The few who know the place of death OBJ
serve a discreet silence.
SALT LAKE, July 28.-The city is filing
up with Mormons focking in from all di-
rections. Thirty thousand viewed
Brigham Young's remains, but not half the
number are expected to look at Taylor's
| e,r,,co Ooo ht1o,7ro1 opI +rvor+u oo7.
riages have been engaged; over 90 Of them
are for immediate relatives, not including
cousins or aunts. The chief church digni-
taries will occupy the rest Of the convey
ances Hundreds of private conveyances
will be in line The tabernacle has been
heavily draped in the interior. Six bands
of music have been engaged. Owing to
the unsettled condition Of church affairs,
SO many of the leaders being in hiding, it
is not. likely his successor will be elected
for months. The physician will give di-
agnosis Of his case in a few weeks, but he
refuses to tell now the cause of death,
SALT LAKE, July Fifteen thousand
people viewed Taylor's remains to-day
The face was enaciated, the skin very yel-
low and the eyes were deeply sunken
Eight thousand people were in the taber-
nacle during the services The coffin was
of native red pine with silver handles, on
which was a plate inscribed With the name
and date of death and birth. The floral
emblems were fine and of ordinary flow
ers. One was a beehive of marigolds,
with a cross and anchor projecting on
either side and an anchor on top. The
crowds surged in from Z till 12 o'clock.
The family Of the deceased occupied the
front row of benches; the pulpits were
heavily draped and a photograph of Tay-
lor hung in front of the organ. The cof-
fin was closed at y and the services lasted
nearly three hours. Angus M Cannon,
ex-convict, presided. The speakers were
| Apostles Lorenzo Snow, Franklin d.
Richards and I'll. j. Grant and Others An
apostate son Of John Taylor tried to speak
! from the audience, but was prevented
The choir furnished good music during
the ceremonies The hearse was black.
with gilt beehive surmounting it, The
procession was only twenty minutes in
passing a given point. At the grave the
choir sang, prayers were offered and the
coffin deposited without further ceremony.
A fine granite vault will be built over the
remains at an early day.